Starlight Theatre 39.007454° N -94.53282° W

Description

About Starlight:
As a nonprofit organization located in the heart of Swope Park, Starlight provides community engagement programs that impact over 60,000 Kansas Citians annually.

Through transformative learning opportunities, innovative partnerships with schools and local organizations, and essential free access initiatives, Starlight enriches lives and fosters meaningful connections across the community.

About Performances for Young Audiences:
Starlight presents free, live performances for local elementary students during the school day. Featuring internationally renowned, award-winning theatre companies, these performances aim to inspire, engage, and cultivate a lifelong love for the arts.

These field trip experiences are brought to you by Children's Mercy with support from PNC.


Bathroom Notes

Restroom access will be available to audience members before, after, and throughout the performance, but we recommend that all audience members remain seated for the duration of the show.

Cancellation Policy

Starlight staff must be contacted with any requested changes or cancellations to a school’s registration no less than three weeks prior to the school’s scheduled performance date. While not all changes can be guaranteed, Starlight will do what is possible to accommodate the needs of the school.

Info

4600 Starlight Road
Kansas City, MO 64132

8169971140

pya@kcstarlight.com

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Subjects
Weather And Climate, Art, Music, Theater, Instrumental Music, Folktales, Cultural Connections, Arts, Dance, Traditional Dance
Activities
Field Trip
Grades
1, 2, 3
Cost
Free
Accommodations

Learning Experiences

Field Trip

Hare & Tortoise: April 9 & April 10

About Performances for Young Audiences:
As a nonprofit organization located in the heart of Swope Park, Starlight provides this free program thanks to sponsorship from Children's Mercy with support of PNC. This performance is intended for children in grades K-3, and you can register by visiting kcstarlight.com/student-performances/.

About the Show:
Meet two competing friends in this fantastic adaptation of Aesop’s classic fable.

Hare is ready to race, but Tortoise has many things to do before it’s the right time. And time moves so slowly! From sun-shining spring to snow-falling winter, the duo go through all four seasons. Does Hare have the patience? When will they actually start the race? Brimming with charming characters, live music and singing, and wonderful physicality, Tutti Frutti brings you this much-loved story about opposites and friendship.

This performance includes a Teacher Resource Guide--a curated learning tool provided by Starlight staff to provide curriculum connections, pre- and post-visit materials, and a worksheet.

Field Trip Details
Date: Thursday, April 9 & Friday, April 10, 2026
Time: 10:00am and 12:30pm
Register by visiting kcstarlight.com/student-performances/ and submitting a request form.

Subjects Covered

weather and climate, art, music, theater, instrumental music, folktales

Grades
1, 2, 3
Capacity
450 stu.
Activity

field trip

Duration
60 min.

SUGAR SKULL! A Día de Muertos Musical Adventure: October 24

About Performances for Young Audiences:
As a nonprofit organization located in the heart of Swope Park, Starlight provides this free program thanks to sponsorship from Children's Mercy with support of PNC. This performance is intended for children in grades 1-3, and you can register by visiting kcstarlight.com/student-performances/.

About the Show:
SUGAR SKULL! A Día de Muertos Musical Adventure
This show is a bilingual/bicultural musical for young audiences and families that uses traditional regional music and dance from Mexico to tell the story of twelve-year-old Vita Flores. Vita thinks her family has gone loco planning a celebration for deceased loved ones. Why throw a party for the dead? But when a spirited candy skeleton suddenly springs to life, Vita finds herself on a magical, musical journey to unravel the true meaning of Día de Muertos.

Meet Sugar Skull, a charismatic skeleton with a secret or two. With her skeletal new friend, Vita dances with ancient ancestors, sings with a sorrowful sorceress, escapes the trickster Chaneques, and even meets the famous Catrina Calavera. But can this clever youth gather the missing pieces needed for her family ofrenda before it’s too late? 

This performance includes a Teacher Resource Guide--a curated learning tool provided by Starlight staff to provide curriculum connections, pre- and post-visit materials, and a worksheet.

Field Trip Details
Date: Friday, October 24, 2025
Time: 10:00am and 12:30pm
Register by visiting kcstarlight.com/student-performances/ and submitting a request form.

Subjects Covered

cultural connections, arts, music, theater, dance, traditional dance

Grades
1, 2, 3
Capacity
450 stu.
Activity

field trip

Duration
60 min.